Revit Architecture has revolutionized how architects design, develop, and deliver projects—and now you can join the revolution with this expert guide. Authored by a team of Revit aficionados and experts, this in-depth book uses clear explanations, detailed tutorials, and practical examples to show you how to best implement Revit in the real world. Starting with a focused look at the basics of Revit and Building Information Modeling (BIM), you’ll move quickly into setting up and customizing your Revit tools, preparing your office/project templates and settings, creating your library of components, and much more.

Tatjana Dzambazova was the product manager for Revit
Architecture in Autodesk for the last two years and has recently
moved into a new position where she explores emerging technologies,
immersive experiences, and the impact of the Web 2.0 on our
lifestyles. Before joining Autodesk in 2000, she practiced
architecture for 12 years in Vienna and London. At Autodesk, she
has focused on evangelizing technology and established herself as
an internationally renowned speaker who has fostered relationships
with architects and industry leaders around the globe. Powered with
seemingly unlimited resources of energy, Tanja manages to make
three days out of one, and when she is not working (is that ever?)
or coauthoring technology books, she is advocating wildlife
conservation and sustainability, reading books like a maniac, and
getting inspired at the theater. If you’re lucky enough to be
in the Bay Area, you might catch a glimpse of Tanja cruising the
streets on her Ducati Monster.

Greg Demchak is a designer, technology advocate, urban
explorer, and post-apocalyptic webisode producer. He holds
architectural degrees from the University of Oregon and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a product designer for
Revit Architecture and has been working with Revit since the year
2000 (Release 2.0, if anyone’s counting). He has been
teaching Revit and BIM technology at the Boston Architectural
College since 2003. He currently lives in Massachusetts.

Eddy Krygiel is a registered architect, a LEED Accredited
Professional, and an Autodesk Authorized Author at BNIM Architects.
He has been using Revit since version 5.1 to complete projects
ranging from single-family residences to office buildings as large
as 1.12 million square feet. Eddy is responsible for implementing
BIM at his firm and consults for other architecture and contracting
firms looking to implement BIM. For the last three years, he has
been teaching Revit to practicing architects and architectural
students in the Kansas City area and has lectured around the nation
on the use of BIM in the construction industry. Eddy also
coauthored a paper on sustainability and BIM that was presented at
the 2006 AIA Technology in Architectural Practice conference.

Part I begins with a hands-on look at the Revit interface
before introducing standards and documentation.

Part II explores preliminary design concerns, including
massing the building, working with rooms and areas, and leveraging
legacy data.

Part III has readers working with modeling components and
explains host elements as well as system and component
families.

Part IV delves into product documentation, including
schedules, annotation, and details.

Part V looks at design options, project phases and site
planning, while Part VI discusses collaboration and worksets.

Part VII explains how to manage content and includes advanced
information on family editor concepts as well as a detailed testing
and troubleshooting section.

The innovative Appendices will detail important Revit tools
and commands so that readers can quickly learn how a tool or
command is used. book’s exercises, sample families, other
useful resources, and a trial version of the Revit software.

The accompanying CD features all the tutorial files necessary to
complete the book’s exercises, sample families, other useful
resources, and a trial version of the Revit software.

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Text correctionIn the second paragraph, "Window selection," the last sentence reverses "left-to-right" and "right-to-left."

The sentence should read: "A left-to-right drag selects only elements completely within the election window; a right-to-left drag selects anything within or intersecting the selection window."

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